ROTARY MOVEMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18805, 29 November 1932, Page 2

ROTARY MOVEMENT.

A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. ADDRESS IN AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. An address was given to members of the Auckland Rotary Club yesterday by Mr G. F. Blrks, of Sydney, second vice-president of Rotary International. Mr Birks, who visited Canada, Hie United States and Britain, and attended a number of Rotary conferences, said that notary, like all other organisations, hail suffered a loss of membership as a result of the depression. It had, however, not suffered to anything like the same degree as others. Outside tho United States, in fact, the membership had increased, while in the United Stales the decline had ceased and Hie membership had commenced to rise. He thought Hie total decrease did not amount to 4 per cent. The biggest problem which Rotary International would have to face was, he thought, that of finance. The greatest difficulty had been that of high exchange rates. It had been difficult to get any money from some of the South American countries. The roganlsation had to cut down expenses, and In this connection the true spirit of Rotary had been shown by tho high administrative officials, who had voluntarily reduced their own salaries.